United Scientific Laboratories, Inc.

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Mar 11, 1941

30 N.L.R.B. 254 (N.L.R.B. 1941)

In the Matter Of UNITED SCIENTIFIC LABORATORIES, INC. and -LOCAL
430 OF THE UNITED ELECTRICAL, RADIO & MACHINE WORKERS OF
AMERICA, C. I. O.
Case No. R-2196
CERTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 11, 1941
On January 24, 1941, the National Labor Relations Board issued
its Decision and Direction of Election in the above-entitled proceed-
ing.' Pursuant to the Direction of Election an election by secret
ballot was conducted on February 13, 1941, under the direction and
supervision of the Acting Regional Director for the Second Region
(New York City). On February 17, 1941, the Acting Regional
Director, acting pursuant to Article III, Section 9, of National
Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series 2, as amended,
issued his Election Report, copies of which were duly served upon
the parties. No objections to the conduct of the ballot or to the
Election Report have been filed by any of the parties.
As to the balloting and its results, the Acting Regional Director
reported as follows :
Total number eligible to vote________________________________ 63
Total number of ballots cast_________________________________ 56
Total number of valid ballots--------------------------------- 39
Total number of votes in favor of Local 430 of the United Elec-
trical , Radio & Machine Workers of America, C. I. 0_________ 37
Total number of votes in favor of Local B-1010 of the Interna-
tional Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, A. F. of L______ 2
Total number of votes in favor of neither union__ ____________ 0
Total number of blank ballots_______________________________ 0
Total number of void ballots________________________________ 0
Total number of challenged votes_____________________________ 17
The Acting Regional Director further reported that he made no
recommendation as to the challenged votes, inasmuch as they were
not essential to the determination of the result of the election.
By virtue of and pursuant to the power vested in the National
Labor Relations Board by Section 9 (c) of the National Labor Re-
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UNITED SCIENTIFIC LABORATORIES, INC. 255
lations Act, 49 Stat. 449, and pursuant to Article III, Sections 8 and
9. of National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations-Series
2, as amended,
IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that Local 430 of the United Electrical,
Radio & Machine Workers of America, C. I. 0. has been designated
and selected by a majority of all the employees in the production
departments of United Scientific Laboratories, Inc., New York City;
including working supervisors, but excluding -engineering, labora-
tory, watchmen, porters, maintenance, and toolroom, time-study men,
timekeepers, experimental workers, foremen, non-working supervi-
sors, stockroom employees, shipping and receiving-room employees,
office, clerical, and all other non-production employees, as their rep-
resentative for the purposes of collective bargaining, and that, pur-
suant to the provisions of Section 9 (a) of the Act, Local 430 of the'
United Electrical Radio & Machine Workers of America, C. I. 0.,
is the execlusive representative of all such employees for the purposes
of collective bargaining in respect to rates of pay, wages, hours of
employment, and other conditions of employment.